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Aliya Jasmine Sovani

Aliya-Jasmine "AJ" Sovani (born November 18, 1981) is a Canadian television broadcaster and producer, initially known for her work on MTV Canada.[1] She is currently working as an environmental journalist, most recently for NBC's Los Angeles station KNBC.[2]

Career

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Before working at MTV, Sovani was a producer at MuchMusic, and has worked in front of and behind the camera at BPM:TV,[3] Star!, and FashionTelevision as well as a freelance writer and professional speaker. She also worked as the Whistler Reporter for CTV's Olympic Morning show during the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[4]

Over the past decade, Sovani has been a reporter at the Vancouver Winter Olympics for CTV's Olympic Morning show,[5] was on the ground in Haiti for Discovery Channel after the 2010 Haiti earthquake,[6][7][8] was an NHL playoffs reporter for the Stanley Cup countdown,[9] and co-hosted the red carpet program for TSN at the 2013 ESPY Awards with Cabbie Richards.[10] She was on one seven on-air personalities that launched MTV Canada in 2006 and appeared regularly on the flagship show MTV Live. She soon expanded her role and was involved with several other programs on the network. She is best known for having produced & hosted her on sports/pop culture series on MTV called Play with AJ.[11] She also anchored MTV News, was a regularly contributor to MTV Movie Night and hosted the talk show 1 Girl 5 Gays (a.k.a. "1g5g") on MTV Canada and Logo in the USA.[12]

Sovani was the 2012 face of the NFL's women's apparel campaign[13] launched by Vogue and photographed by French photographer Patrick Demarchelier in New York City's meat packing district.[14] In 2024, Sovani collaborated with the CFL to design a women's sweatshirt for the 102nd Grey Cup.[15][16]

In 2022, she was co-host with Teddy Wilson of the documentary series The Mightiest for Discovery Channel Canada.[17]

Personal life

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Sovani was born on November 18, 1981, in Ottawa, Ontario. Her parents are African-Indians originally from Uganda.[18]

She received international attention from various media outlets including The View,[19] The Huffington Post,[20] and Good Morning America for a breast cancer awareness video she wrote, and directed that went viral called "Save the Boobs".[21]

In 2010, she was selected as one of HELLO! Magazine's 50 most beautiful Canadians[22] and the National Post newspaper's "Worthy-30 to watch" lists.[23]

She has her Social Media & Digital Marketing certificate from Harvard University,[24] and her BA degree in Broadcast Communications from the University of Ottawa.[25]

In 2020, Sovani married Mike Bradwell, former wide receiver for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League, at the Sasaab resort in Kenya.[26]

References

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  1. ^ "Aliya-Jasmine Sovani / Host and Segment Producer". MTV.ca. 22 July 2009. Archived from the original on 5 December 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  2. ^ "www.aliyajasmine.com".
  3. ^ Video clip of Sovani, YouTube
  4. ^ "ETALK's Team Delivers Gold Medal Coverage of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games". CTV. 11 February 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2011.[dead link‍]
  5. ^ "CTV". ctv.ca. Archived from the original on December 6, 1998. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  6. ^ Wolfson, Sarah. "A multimedia journalist finds her passion in environmental journalism". annenberg.usc.edu. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Discovery". Archived from the original on 31 July 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  8. ^ "Aliya-Jasmine". Facebook. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  9. ^ "The National Hockey League". nhl.com. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  10. ^ "TSN Delivers Live Exclusive Canadian Coverage of THE 2013 ESPYS on Wednesday, July 17 - Bell Media". Bell Media. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  11. ^ Home
  12. ^ 1 Girl 5 Gays at Logo
  13. ^ "Official Site of the National Football League". nfl.com. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  14. ^ "Vogue". Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  15. ^ "CFL.ca". Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  16. ^ "Aliya-Jasmine". twitter.com. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  17. ^ David, Greg (21 November 2022). "Aliya Jasmine and Teddy Wilson celebrate the world's mega machines in Discovery's The Mightiest". TV, eh?. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  18. ^ "Aliya Jasmine Sovani Boyfriend Mike Bradwell & Their Wedding". Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  19. ^ "SAVE THE BOOB...Aliya-Jasmine Sovani". Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  20. ^ "15steps Commented on: "Save The Boobs": Is This Breast Cancer Awareness Ad Too Sexy? (VIDEO)". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 4 January 2011. Nope, Aliyah Jasmine (the young lady) was creative director and co- chair of the foundation that this ad is for. Check the behind the scenes video.
  21. ^ MTV Canada host aims to 'save the boobs'[dead link‍], CTV, 26 September 2009.
  22. ^ "Hello Canada's 50 most beautiful". CTV.ca. Archived from the original on May 18, 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  23. ^ Siddiqi, Maryam (22 February 2010). "Shinan Govani's Worthy 30: The Women". National Post. Archived from the original on 11 August 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  24. ^ "www.aliyajasmine.com".
  25. ^ "University of Ottawa".
  26. ^ "Aliya Jasmine Sovani Boyfriend Mike Bradwell & Their Wedding". Retrieved 30 November 2014.
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